88 BPM metronome.
A mid-slow groove: a beat every 0.68 seconds. Press play, or download an 88 BPM click for a neo-soul or R&B session.
88BPM
Click track
A WAV at 88 BPM, starting on beat 1
Sampling something at this tempo? DOT records anything your Mac plays and tells you its BPM, key and chords.
About three beats every two seconds.
Where you hear 88.
88 BPM is a mid-slow groove tempo where a lot of hip-hop, neo-soul and R&B sits. It is quick enough for a head-nod and slow enough for a vocal to stretch out.
One beat is 681.82 ms.
A 4/4 bar is 2.73 seconds. Every note value at 88 BPM, for delays, reverbs and anything that moves in time. Tap one to copy it.
Nearby tempos.
Don’t know the song’s tempo? Tap it with tap tempo, or drop the file into the BPM finder. Another tempo? Open the metronome.
The tempo you want is in a song you’re playing.
DOT records anything your Mac plays and tells you its BPM, key and chords, so you can set the click to match.
DOT Audio Recorder
Free to try · $49 once · macOS 14.4 or later
Before you play.
Is 88 BPM a common tempo?
Very; it is in the heart of the hip-hop and R&B range.
How many milliseconds is one beat at 88 BPM?
About 682 milliseconds; a four-beat bar is roughly 2.7 seconds.
What is 88 BPM good for?
Hip-hop and neo-soul beats, and mid-tempo R&B.
Can I use the click track in my DAW?
It does. The WAV plays at exactly 88 BPM with its first click on beat one; match the tempo in the DAW and place it on bar 1.
